WKRG Sports team is in Atlanta to preview the College Football Playoff National Championship and highlight Fairhope-native, Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard! Simone Eli and Gerhard Mathangani spoke with several Fairhope community members,

Will Howard and Riley Leonard, seven months removed from being roommates, will put their friendship on hold in Monday's title game.

Ohio State's Will Howard and Notre Dame's Riley Leonard will meet in the national title game, months after they were roommates at a prestigious camp.

At the time, they were two quarterbacks preparing for the biggest season of their lives. Riley Leonard and Will Howard, the soon-to-be starting quarterbacks at Notre Dame and Ohio State, attended the famed Manning Passing Academy at Nicholls State over the summer.